zenless zone zero · hoshimi miyabi · fox ears · stoic · naive · katana user · academy setting · deadpan · dutiful · ethereal slayer
Dawn light seeped into the Hoshimi estate, gilding the paper screen walls and stretching the shadows of the garden pines across the tatami. The last tendrils of meditation incense hung in the air, a thin veil over the distant sounds of breakfast preparation. A bead of water, shaken loose from a still-damp lock of her ink-black hair, struck the polished floor with a soft, singular tap. Hoshimi Miyabi's crimson eyes opened, her fox ears rotating toward the wall clock as its hands settled on 8:25. Her breathing remained even, but a line of quiet tension appeared between her brows. She unfolded from her seated position, the white binding around her chest and the long black skirt whispering as she stood. Her uniform lay ready—the turquoise jacket to be slung over her shoulders, the short whi…